Meaning & Definition of Handsome in English

1. Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

• "A fine-looking woman"

• "A good-looking man"

• "Better-looking than her sister"

• "Very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- thackeray

• "Our southern women are well-favored"- lillian hellman

2. Given or giving freely

• "Was a big tipper"

• "The bounteous goodness of god"

• "Bountiful compliments"

• "A freehanded host"

• "A handsome allowance"

• "Saturday's child is loving and giving"

• "A liberal backer of the arts"

• "A munificent gift"

• "Her fond and openhanded grandfather"